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CBS-TV Evening News Arnold Schwarzenegger is discovering Hollywood and the real world are quite different. Sandra Hughes reports Californians may not be…
May 1, 2005Arnold's most recent nativist remark -- praising the "Minuteman" vigilante groups who are stalking the US-Mexico border -- has certainly caused a…
Apr 29, 2005Lawmakers, Governor Should Maintain Insurer Obligation to Protect Consumers In Wake of Major Earthquake
Apr 28, 2005Company Earnings Double in Wake of Recent Merger The Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), which oversees Blue Cross of California, called…
Apr 27, 2005Help us out here: Didn't Arnold once say that it wouldn't be business as usual in Sacramento? Sources tell us the Gov…
Apr 27, 2005There was a time when Arnold would have been an honored guest and keynote speaker at graduation ceremonies. This afternoon, though, 200…
Apr 27, 2005The Assembly action comes as the Senate looks at a state-run plan to replace private coverage.Sacramento Bee Opponents countered that AB 1670…
Apr 27, 2005The Daily News of Los Angeles Douglas Heller, executive director of the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, wasn't so…
Apr 27, 2005Industry Report Shows Seeds of Future Insurance Crisis
Apr 25, 2005The state's workers' compensation insurers have reaped a windfall in the wake of Arnold's workers' compensation law signed last year, according to…
Apr 25, 2005Calif. Blues plan investigated for violating dealModern Healthcare California regulators are investigating whether Blue Cross of California violated a legal commitment by…
Apr 25, 2005The Record (Stockton, CA) Consumer advocate Jerry Flanagan called Blue Cross' treatment of Irene Arnold "outrageous" and typical of "an uncaring, corporate…
Apr 23, 2005LA Weekly (Los Angeles, CA) Shortly after a dinner at Schwarzenegger's home, Beatty gave a widely noted speech last month at a…
Apr 22, 2005As Arnold tours the California Environmental Protection Agency this morning to tout his "Green Building" initiative, the Gov should be challenged over…
Apr 20, 2005Sacramento Bee The U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would gut a ban on junk faxes and, if passed, could unleash a…
Apr 20, 2005Consumer group alleges huge jumps tied to mergerVentura County Star The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights wants an audit to make…
Apr 20, 2005Los Angeles Times FTCR, a Santa Monica-based consumer advocacy group, sent a letter Monday to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger demanding an investigation into…
Apr 19, 2005Are They Tied to Merger With Anthem Last Year?San Jose Mercury News Jerry Flanagan of FTCR, a watchdog group, said those increases…
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